Washing-machine



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`WASHING MAGHINB.

No. 457,017. Patented Aug.

S14/u en to z UNITED STATES PATENT OFFCE.

CHARLES H. VORDERBRUGGE, OF CUTLER, ILLINOIS.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 457,017, dated August4, 1891.

Application filed April 25, 1891.

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. VORDER- BRUGGE, of the city of Cutler, inthe county of Perry and State of Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in VashingMachines, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention relates to improvements in washing machines; and itconsists in the novel arrangement and combination of parts, as will bemore fully hereinafter described, and designated in the claim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical transverse section of mycomplete invention, showing a scrubbing device removed from the sudschamber or clothes receptacle. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same.Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the rollers which I employ incarrying out my invention, and Fig. 4 is a perspective View vof one ofthe supports for the scrubbing device.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates the suds-chamber or theclothes-receptacle. The bottom of said chamber has a circular outline,as shown in Fig. 1. Y Locatedin the bottom of said suds-chamber andsupported therein, as will be more specifically hereinafter described,is a series of rollers 2.

I do not wish to confine myself to a circular roller, as shown in Figs.l and 2; but I may modify the form of the same` as shown in Fig. 3. Saidrollers have their bearings.

in curvilinear bars 3, which aresecured to the sides of the receptaclein any suitable aud mechanical manner. Said curvilinear bars 3 havetheir terminal portions bent at right angles, as shown in Fig. 2, andthe ends 4 of said bent portions rest against the interior surfaces ofthe sides of the receptacle. By this construction the tenons 5 of therollers are prevented from coming in contact with and wearing away thesides of the receptacle. The curvilinear bars 3 are secured to the sidesof the receptacle by means of screws or bolts 6. The sides of thereceptacle are secured together by means of rods 7 and 8, and the bottomof the sudschamber is preferably composed of galvanized sheet-iron orany metallic substance' that will not rust and tarnish the clothes.

Having described the suds-chamber and Serial No. 390,451. (No model.)

the rollers located in the same, I will nowr proceed to describe thescrubbing device 10.

The scrubbing device 10 is composed of a series of rollers 11, the samebeing mounted in curvilinear bars 12, and said bars are provided withhalf-turned portions 13, the same extending, forming a bearing 14, andbeing united there in any suitable and mechanical manner, preferably bya bolt 25. One end of said bars has an extension 26, the same beingprovided with an eye 27, in which an operating-bar 28 is secured. l5indicates a horizontal shaft, which is rigidly secured in bearings 14,the function of the same being to hold the curvilinear bars 12 together.Shaft l5, when normally located, rests in bearingplates 16, the samebeing' secured to thesides of the receptacle.

20 and 2l indicate pivotally-united supports for the scrubbing device.Parts 2O of said supports are pivotally mounted on connecting-rod 7, andparts 2l are pivotally mounted on shaft l5. Parts 2O are provided withbent portions 22, on which parts 21 are adapted to rest, and therebyhold scrubbing device l0 in a position as shown in Fig. l. Parts 20 areadapted to rest on a rod 23 when the scrubbing device l0 is removed fromreceptacle 1, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2.

Rod 23 is secured to the sides of the receptacle in any suitable andmechanical manner.

Receptacle l is supported and mounted on legs 29.

` l-Iaving fully described my invention, what I claim isf- Awashing-machine having pivotal supports consisting of pivotally-securedparts 2O and 2l, parts 20 being pivotally mounted on a rod 7, whichconnects the sides of the receptacle, and said parts being provided withbent projections 22, on which parts 2l are adapted to rest, said parts2l being pivotally mounted on shaft l5 of the scrubbing device, and arod 23, on which parts 20 are adapted 'to rest when the scrubbing deviceis removed from the suds-chamber, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereofl aiiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

CHARLES I-I. VORDERBRUGGE Witnesses:

W. T. WHITE, S. H. MOCLURE.

